The problem of money in the hand of a fool
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The problem of money in the hand of a fool | |
| Creator | Loader, James Alfred | |
| Description | This article focused on a single proverb, viz. Proverbs 17:16. The syntax and stylistic features were analysed to demonstrate the extreme polyvalence that can characterise terse aphorisms. Fifteen readings were examined and evaluated, resulting in the distillation of four equally valid clusters of meaning. This informed the argument that the terseness of aphorisms is conducive to multiple legitimate interpretations which constitute the ‘read ings’. The implications were considered in terms of intentionality and textim man ence in detailed exegesis. It was concluded that a combination of sophisticated linguistics and styl istic sensitivity in proverb exegesis can, in the sense of Her derian and Gunkelian ‘Einfühlung’ in minutiae, uncover a richness in ostensibly simple texts – which is to be distinguished from traditional methods claiming to probe ‘under the surface’. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2012-10-15 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v68i1.1266 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 68, No 1 (2012); 9 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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